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    THR Two weeks post-op

    Hi all - thanks again for checking up on me, Layla. Truly appreciate it. So, wow, four months!! And I gotta say, I’m finally starting to feel more “normal”. I can now, for the most part, stand up and simply walk, no hesitation and pain that I experienced before. I have zero pain at rest, such...
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    THR Two weeks post-op

    @SE Florida - yup, feeling better and better. Will be in Florida for a couple months this winter. Can’t wait to kayak the beautiful springs in the north end of your state. We’ve done Itchetucknee and Juniper, need to try some new locations. Hope you are doing well.
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    THR Two weeks post-op

    Hello, and thanks for checking in on me. I guess my status update would be this: I’m not where I want to be but I’m better than I was. :loll:I’m excited to say that I can now roll over on either side in bed, but can’t stay there for more than 15 or 20 minutes. I expect that will improve. I’m...
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    THR Two weeks post-op

    Hi SurreyGirl - I was diligent about the calf stretches and butt clenches today and what a difference!! So glad you mentioned this tip. It also gave me reassurance that my issue is muscular and I feel much more hopeful that things will improve as expected! Thank you again. Love this forum.
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    THR Two weeks post-op

    Thanks for your input, SurreyGirl! I hadn’t thought about the stretches & squeezes prior to standing. Great idea. Will be giving that a try from now on. I admit, in our moving chaos I was not good about icing. I will try to be more diligent about that. I left the heavy painkillers the day after...
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    THR Two weeks post-op

    Thanks for your comments Debru4! Truly appreciate your encouragement. That’s what’s great about this forum, it definitely helps to hear from others who are experiencing similar issues. It makes me feel like it’s not so concerning. Hope you continue to improve in your healing journey.
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    THR Two weeks post-op

    LOL! Yup, hate to admit when he’s right! Thanks for your thoughts, you totally cheered up my day.
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    THR Two weeks post-op

    Thanks so much for your words, SE Florida. Really reassuring, and I think you’re right, I did join the ODIC. My husband kept telling me to sit down and rest but I couldn’t bring myself to sit and watch him work like a madman. It’s done now, so glad. And you’re right, I did have some swelling...
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    THR Two weeks post-op

    Hello SE Florida. Glad you are coming along with your healing. Yes, first step is pain unfortunately. It’s really the only time I have pain now. We’ve had a whirlwind eight weeks. We sold our house and moved out all during my recovery. I spent the first four weeks on a walker per doctor’s...
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    THR Two weeks post-op

    Thanks for checking on me. I am doing fairly well but not where I had hoped I would be. Walking without a cane but my biggest frustration right now is “the first step”. When I stand after sitting that first step always seems like a dilly. I don’t remember that with my first THP five years ago...
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    THR Two weeks post-op

    Thank you so much Mojo333. I am doing well and anxious to get out walking with my cane. Everything is downhill from here. Excited to be hiking this summer again. All the best to you!
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    THR Two weeks post-op

    Hope your right goes as well as your left did, AZjimbo08!! I will say, my experience with my right has definitely been different than my left. In some ways, it was harder, yet in other ways I feel like I'm stronger and doing better walking and getting in and out of chairs. I was relegated to the...
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    THR Two weeks post-op

    Totally agree, SurreyGirl. I will try not to expect too much, too soon. On the back to work front...I retired four days before my surgery. I haven’t had a chance to enjoy retirement yet, but at least this time there’s no pressure to get back to work. Pretty excited about new adventures to come...
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    THR Two weeks post-op

    Thanks, KathyD. Good to know. Appreciate the reassurance. Hope you are doing well.
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    THR Two weeks post-op

    Thanks so much for your encouraging words Debru4. I think you are absolutely right and this thread has made me feel better about it all. I too do not do well with the pain meds. I’ve been Tylenol and Advil since day two and while it’s been a bit of a pain struggle it’s been far better than...
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